let's head there, to gigg lane first and speak to our sports editor dan roan. we had this frank statement from the company tutored by bury and they said that they just company tutored by bury and they said that theyjust could not proceed as they are, they say systematic failings over and number of years at the club behind you? that's right, this was the data analytics company c&n sporting risk and there was much optimism last week when they emerged as a potential bidderfor week when they emerged as a potential bidder for this crisis club. it was a deal that had been negotiated with the help of the local mp james chris and negotiated with the help of the local mpjames chris and a lot of help was invested in that potential deal. but be efl only gave c&n sporting risk a few days to conduct what they called due diligence which is when a prospective buyer look at an asset's books and tries to find out whether there are any dangers lurking there and normally the process ca n lurking there and normally the process can take weeks but they were just given a few days. gi

the cautious optimism was coming out of gigg lane 24 hours ago and there's fa ns gigg lane 24 hours ago and there's fans behind you will be aware that things can change ever so quickly. what is the feeling amongst them, they must be fearing the worst i guess, some of them. it has been quite an emotional day here outside the stadium here in bolton. i've been here since first thing this morning and we've had fancier from the early hours, many of them could not sleep and one told me he walked around at one o'clock in the morning and then walked from his house down to the stadium because he did not quite know what to do they're desperate for answers but there has been little information coming out partly because of this delicate stage that we are at but there is a sense of fear and disbelief among fa ns sense of fear and disbelief among fans i spoke to that it has even come to this. it is our client, nobody else's. and we are the ones doing all the suffering as per normal. it is hard to get people to support the talent you are born in and when things like this happen you have no chance, peo

today in a cafe next to gigg lane, the midfielder told me the crisis must serve as a wake—up call forxchanges hands i think it should be a lot more stringent. it should be looked into a lot more and there's a lot of people that need to have a look at themselves. throughout the game, notjust here? yeah, throughout the game. you see it happening at other clubs now and i think it's something that needs to be revised. today, the woman forced to finally pull the plug on bury admitted the league's rules on new owners would now be reviewed. this is a devastating situation. i accept that we need to look and we need to learn lessons from it. but do you accept you've failed? what i accept it as that we operated within the regulations that are there laid down and we will go back and discuss those with the clubs and look at it. but tonight, some good news. bolton wanderers avoiding liquidation and expulsion after a takeover deal was finally completed. absolutely amazing. just chuffed to bits. relief. he can sleep at night now. he's not been able to sleep the last couple of nights. the fact that t

he had been at gigg lane to date with the news on bury but in the last half we have had some good newsnd afor last half we have had some good news and a for bolton wanderers fans. yes, it has been a hugely anxious day for bolton wanderers fans because they also missed that five o'clock deadline yesterday afternoon to co m plete o'clock deadline yesterday afternoon to complete a takeover deal of their own. bury, the same occurred, but it was more drastic and the threat was more immediate because it meant late last night we got confirmation they had been kicked out of the league. when it came to bolton wanderers there were already in administration so they were given 1a days with which to complete a takeover with football ventures. the trouble they had was they were also facing the threat of liquidation and as long as that deal didn't get completed that was the problem they faced even though they had two weeks to try and get a resolution. but in the last half hour paul appleton is a joint administrator at bolton wanderers, they went into administration in may, the first football league c

our correspondent katie gornall is live at gigg lane for us now. the fans are angry. you are right, it has been quite a fraught emotional day here at gigg lane. fans of started gathering and they know we are edging ever closer to that deadline you mentioned on friday when the owner, steve dale, has to provide proof of funds to the efl, that they are satisfied with, or bury after 130 years of history will come to a close and they will be thrown out of the league. this hasn't happened overnight. bury‘s financial problems have been long in the making, but they have intensified under the current owner, steve dale. he bought the club back in decemberfor £1. even when the club are promoted at the end of season last to lead one, there were rumours of bills going unpaid. and since then, the club have been docked 12 points for breaking the league's financial rules, and been prevented from kicking a ball this season by the efl because the efl still hasn't seen proof that they can pay their bills for the coming season. and that has led to a real feeling of de

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our sports editor dan roan has been at gigg lane this evening.y news to emerge that will give them some cause for optimism. the mood here turn from anxiety to anger early on when around mid afternoon, it emerged that the prospective deal for this team to be bought by a data analytics company collapsed as they said there were too many complexities when they were doing their due diligence. that meant that their due diligence. that meant that the situation looked very desperate indeed for this 134—year—old club. in the intervening hours, we know that according to the club's owner, three new potential bids have emerged that could, even at this late stage, mean that bury managed to avoid being kicked out of the football league. but as it stands, we have yet to hear the outcome of the efl‘s board meeting that was taking place this evening. we understand they are under mounting pressure to yet again extend the deadline that bury had been operating under. of course that's was set for 5pm this afternoon. earlier today, hundreds of fans arrived today to tr

today in a cafe next to gigg lane, the midfielder told me the crisis must serve as a wake—up call for hands i think it should be a lot more stringent. it should be looked into a lot more and there's a lot of people that need to have a look at themselves. throughout the game, notjust here? yeah, throughout the game. you see it happening at other clubs now and i think it's something that needs to be revised. today, the woman forced to finally pull the plug on bury admitted the league's rules on new owners would now be reviewed. this is a devastating situation. i accept that we need to look and we need to learn lessons from it. but do you accept you've failed? what i accept it as that we operated within the regulations that are there laid down and we will go back and discuss those with the clubs and look at it. but tonight, some good news. bolton wanderers avoiding liquidation and expulsion after a takeover deal was finally completed. absolutely amazing. just chuffed to bits. relief. he can sleep at night now. he's not been able to sleep the last couple of nights. the fact that this club

today in a cafe next to gigg lane, the midfielder told me the crisis must serve as a wake—up call formore stringent. it should be looked into a lot more and there's a lot of people that need to have a look at themselves. throughout the game, notjust here? yeah, throughout the game. you see it happening at other clubs now and i think it's something that needs to be revised. today, the woman forced to finally pull the plug on bury admitted the league's rules on new owners would now be reviewed. this is a devastating situation. i accept that we need to look and we need to learn lessons from it. but do you accept you've failed? what i accept it as that we operated within the regulations that are there laid down and we will go back and discuss those with the clubs and look at it. but tonight, some good news. bolton wanderers avoiding liquidation and expulsion after a takeover deal was finally completed. absolutely amazing. just chuffed to bits. relief. he can sleep at night now. he's not been able to sleep the last couple of nights. the fact that this club has been saved tonight will be a

what would it mean if gigg lane ceases to exist? it is heartbreaking. we have beenin exist?rs supporting this football team and for that to be taken away is heartbreaking. these people are going to need help, counselling and support and i hope steve dale will do something to support these people because right now his attitude is it is what it is he was quoted on local radio as saying it is what it is. but he is to blame for this and needs to put it right. many thanks for joining needs to put it right. many thanks forjoining us. a very difficult time. bolton wanderers have also missed the same 5pm deadline, — they too are on the brink of liquidation, and their future will also be decided by the efl in the coming hours. aaron ramsey has withdrawn from the wales squad for the euro 2020 qualifying match against azerbaijan next month. ramsey has not played a full match since injuring a hamstring playing for arsenal in april. he has made only one appearance off the bench since his transfer tojuventus, in a friendly. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stor

i'm at bury‘s home ground, gigg lane.bury‘s membership. and they might not be the last club to go,

i'm at bury‘s home ground, gigg lane. were tears here last night as the efl called time on bury‘s membership. and they might not be the last club to go, could bolton wanderers be next? the final countdown for ppi. the deadline is tomorrow. there are still believed to be thousands of people who haven't claimed. i'll have the details. yesterday we hit 33.1; degrees at heathrow. and that is it for a wee while. it will be cooler, wetter and windier over the next few days. more inis windier over the next few days. more in 15 minutes. it's wednesday the 28th of august. our top story. a woman who says she was a victim of the convicted us paedophile jeffrey epstein, and was forced into a sexual encounter with the duke of york, has urged the prince to "come clean" about what he knows. virginia roberts giuffre spok to reporters outsid a court in new york. it was after a hearing for alleged victims of epstein, who took his own life in prison earlier this month. prince andrew has strenuously denied the claims made against him. our no

bbc sport's sally nugent is at gigg lane for us this morning, sally.talking about this clu b fans have been talking about this club being at the heart and soul of the community. how big a blow is this for the community, and why, ultimately, did the people involved in trying to save this club are not managed to make that work?|j in trying to save this club are not managed to make that work? i think lots of fans this morning asking that the very same question. how did it not work? we know of three beds that were on the table last night that were on the table last night that seems to have the correct funding. —— bids. how did not get over the line past that five o'clock deadline, which was later extended. you mentioned the community, here in bury there is such competition from massive football club is not that far away, the two manchester clubs, the two liverpool clubs, this is a hotbed of football. if you choose to support bury football club, you really, really do support them, you are very loyal, you could quite rightly go up the road to one of the big,

december it was bought for £1 — 12 points were docked, and the team is yet to play a fixture here at gigg lanebeen given until midnight to provide proof of funds or sell the club. but this afternoon he was spending his time touring tv and radio studios, doing a series of interviews. i'm not in control, it's like watching a car crash but you're not holding the steering wheel. you know, we need to try and come up with a plan to help here, but what i'm getting sick of is being blamed for someone else's debt. i didn't run up this debt with the club. the club was bust beyond belief when i took over. but the protest messages are unanimous — the fans want dale out. he says he has a buyer, but the english football league says there's been limited progress with any deal. he's got offers there, it's a sad situation, we just hope that before tonight he takes one of the offers. if no solution is found by midnight, bury will be the first club to be ejected from the league since 1992. this is a club with a proud history, twice winners of the fa cup. it's had its glory days — its faithful followers are prayi

our correspondent leanne brown is at bury‘s gigg lane stadium. her real hope for the club? tranmere but have not played a game in the season due to being stopped by the afl. they were given until midnight last night to prove their finances. —— efl. until midnight last night to prove theirfinances. —— efl. two hours before that deadline, they announced they were selling to cnn's sporting rescue. they have until tuesday at 5pm to finalise the deal. the buyers are led by rory campbell, son of the former labour spin doctor, alistair campbell. they specialise in football and data analysis and say they are looking at the clubs finances very closely. —— alastair campbell. because of the integrity ofa game campbell. because of the integrity of a game they cannot afford to postpone any more matches. and no one wants to see a club lose its place in the league. it is unclear though that if that sale can go ahead and four days, whether the clu b ahead and four days, whether the club would actually be ready to play a game. which potentially could be next saturday. i have been speaking t

leanne brown is at bury‘s gigg lane stadium.er will stop them from being thrown out of the game. the club had until midnight last night to prove their finances and two hours before it was announced that the club was being sold to cnn sporting risk. in the last few minutes, we have heard that a has to be done done by 5pm on tuesday. to tell you a bit more about the company, they are by henry newman and rory campbell. now, rory campbell is the son of the former labour spin doctor, alastair campbell. and they specialise in football and data analysis. they say they are looking very closely at the clubs finances. the reaction to this sale, from the fans, has been one of relief. but they are also still anxious, and want questions answered. there will be a large gathering here tonight because, as the gate says, it is notjust about football, it is about the community. back to biarritz and the g7 summit which is kicking off in the south of france. in the last few months we have seen the arrival of the german chancellor, angela merkel, to

kicked out of the league, this is the only football being played now at gigg lane. after 134 years of history. for many, bury was a passion. for others, a livelihood. it has been devastating. having to tell young players, we have got 140 children, and they are children, they are minors, that we haven't got a club any more. to tell them is heartbreaking. the implications could be massive in terms of their mental health. what we have done as an academy, we have given support to all the parents, staff and players. tonight bury said they were utterly devastated the football league had refused to go back on its decision to expel the club, despite the emergence of a credible new bidder before tuesday's deadline. my anger today is their refusal to revisit the decision. we certainly want an investigation into the way our club has been treated. we wantjustice and accountability in terms of how did we get here. and why is it that nobody has stepped in earlier to help save the club? bury must now apply to the fa for a place in non—league football from next season. but their ex

tomorrow, gigg lane was supposed to host the opening game of the season but in an unprecedented movey say the club has failed to provide proof of funds. they deny that and have accused the league of working against them. with three quarters of the league's 72 clubs ending in the red at the end of last season, some fear more turmoil. these are the first of what we think will be many instances where clubs will find themselves in deep trouble. when we look at the financial profile of these clubs and football in general in england, it isn't a pretty picture. as bolton edges towards a takeover, the league's come under pressure to toughen up scrutiny of club owners but it's just too many of its members live beyond their means. player wages are a big chunk of where the turnover goes, and that is something that needs to be considered, and we need to look at the reliance on owners. we need to come as a league, look and reflect upon that, and see what we can do, if there is anything we need to do ourselves differently. with the premier league richer than ever, some now want the top clubs to he

fans are optimistic, some volunteers have gathered at gigg lane to do the clear up there.club over the weekend asking for volunteers to arrive at the stadium in order to get the stadium ready for their weekend fixture against doncaster, should that match go ahead. bury have not kicked a ball this season so perhaps a bit more optimism in bury that the deal can be completed in time, but clearly the clock is ticking. just three hours and a bit. it's going to bea three hours and a bit. it's going to be a long nervy afternoon for both sets of supporters at those league i clu bs. sets of supporters at those league i clubs. many thanks. robert snodgrass and steven naismith return to the scotland squad for the home euro 2020 qualifiers with russia and belgium next month. snodgrass — who has started once for west ham this season — has not featured for scotland since a friendly loss to belgium a year ago but manager steve clarke said the 31—year—old was "very keen" to resume playing after his recent hiatus. scotland are fourth in their qualifying with six points from four games. the

continue with 23 teams — and only three will be relegated. 0ur correspondent katie gornall is at gigg lanecenes last night and imagine they this morning? you are right, sarah. the weather here in bury sums up the mood. a dark day for the football club. a lot of people in shock still. yesterday, they had been some hope that perhaps bury football club could be saved. fans bury football club could be saved. fa ns eve n bury football club could be saved. fans even turned up here in the morning to clean the stadium, get it ready for their scheduled match at the weekend. in the end, those effo rts the weekend. in the end, those efforts were in vain. we learnt that about one hour and are half before the deadline that the efl had set, the deadline that the efl had set, the leading company in the takeover had pulled out of the deal saying the financial problems of the club we re the financial problems of the club were insurmountable. then it was a waiting game, really, for the fans after that. there were reports of other bids going in with proof of funds. ultimately, the efl decided at 11 in funds.

today in a cafe next to gigg lane, the midfielder told me the crisis must serve as a wake—up call forhould be a lot more stringent. it should be looked into a lot more and there's a lot of people that need to have a look at themselves. throughout the game, notjust here? throughout the game and you see it happening at other clubs now and i think it's something that needs to be revised. today, the woman forced to finally pull the plug on bury admitted the league's rules on new owners would now be reviewed. this is a devastating situation. i accept that we need to look and we need to learn lessons from it. do you accept you've failed? what i accept is that we operated within the regulations that are there laid down and we will go back and discuss those with the clubs and look at it. given the 1a days to complete a takeover, bolton could still suffer the same fate as bury. the pressure on a sport where the top clubs enjoy unprecedented wealth mounting. the football authorities have failed to act on this for a long time. i think if they won't act what parliament should consider doing is us

supporters and residents of bury have been making their way to gigg lane this afternoon, leaving messagesur correspondentjudith moretz is there this evening. we have seen so many of these protests away. those coffins we saw the top of the programme. what's the mood there this evening? despite the sunshine and people sitting on deck chairs, this is not the start of the bank holiday weekend that the supporters wanted, they are not here enjoying themselves. it is an angry atmosphere and there is a lot of resignation as well because half of the fans i have spoken to are convinced they will never see their tea m convinced they will never see their team play again. the other half are still hoping that some miracle will happen. they have said it would literally be the 11th hour. but there is also a lot of confusion because they are hearing mixed m essa 9 es because they are hearing mixed messages there steering see sam one hand he has a buy that also hearing him say early on today that he would like to see supporters pledge their allegiance by pledging money. —— they are hearing steve deal say.

leanne brown is at bury‘s gigg lane stadium. leanne, what's the latest?g for information today since the late night announcement on the possibility of a new owner. bury i still anxiously waiting for the afl to decide if their proposed takeover will stop them from being thrown out of the game. the club had until midnight last night to prove their finances, and two hours before it was announced the club it was being sold. in the last few minutes we have heard that deal has to be done by 5pm on tuesday. to tell you a bit more about the company, they are led by henry newman and rory campbell. rory campbell is the son of the former labour spin doctor alistair campbell, and they specialise in football and data analysis. they say they are looking very closely at the club's finances. the reaction to this sale from the fans has been one of relief, but they are also anxious and want questions answered. there will be a large gathering here tonight because as the gate says it is not just about football, tonight because as the gate says it is notjust about football, i

there were protests at the gigg lane today.p us. we need you, we need you desperately before friday. we really do. wales captain ashley williams has been left out of their squad for the euro 2020 qualifier against azerbaijan in cardiff next month. williams has been capped 86 times and led wales to the euro 2016 semi finals. he hasn't played this season after being released by everton but is now set to join championship side bristol city. gareth bale will skipper the side. i basically wanted to pick the squad primarily with the players who are playing and who have done a pre—season and played games in praising —— preseason and have come into the squad fit. ashley doesn't have a club, still keeping fit but thatis have a club, still keeping fit but that is not the same as doing a preseason with the club. i spoke to him and he fully understood that. it was not an easy decision because he is the captain and he has done so well for me on and off the pitch. it wasn't easy. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the ne

cup match against sheffield wednesday, have all been suspended because of the ongoing crisis at gigg lane there are a few familar big names missing from the squad today, such as former captain dylan hartley and centre ben te'o, who was recently involved in an off—field incident at the training camp in italy. there was delight for others, though, with rury mcconnachie and lewis ludlam named in the squad. this time last year, i was fighting for a club contract. if you told me i would been in this position, world cup, this time last year, i would've told you were crazy. still a lot of work do and really got to kick on now. yeah, it's been a crazy, crazy journey so far. three month ago, i would three month ago, iwould never three month ago, i would never have thought this, so this is... once it settles into me start getting messages and people, it's pretty awesome. obviously leading up to a first cap is going to be nervous for anyone, but once we are on the pitch to him that we have been with these lives for the last eight weeks —— we have been with these lads. i'm not too worried about it. m

are spent on the terraces alongside friends who they have been watching bury play four years at gigg laneirregularities, the financial issues which can affect clu bs financial issues which can affect clubs at the lower level. but certainly for those fans in bury, here at bury market this morning, they will be hopeful that a deal can be done at this late stage. thank you for the update, john. social media has been filled with pictures of world heavyweight boxing champion, american deontay wilder, who‘s opened a chicken shop in west yorkshire. we‘re not making this up. it happened last night, he turned up in the town of batley to take selfies with fans, delighting the crowds. he even ate some of the chicken too. we don‘t know why but he has opened that shop. it could be the start of a chain of chicken shops owned by deontay wilder. there will probably bea deontay wilder. there will probably be a box of chicken, won‘t there? that‘s all the sport for now. we will have more throughout the rest of the day. the headlines on bbc news. the french president warns of an international crisis, as wild

promotion into league one, but the club is in financial turmoil and is yet to play a fixture at gigg laneabout 11:30pm and you look action based.” am cautiously optimistic about what happened late last night. last night, though, i felt happened late last night. last night, though, ifelt absolutely dreadful, i must admit. this is something i try to stay not very eloquently earlier. why should anyone care? barry is so much part of the community. why should anybody else care? it is a broader tale for football and that fans have to be more aware of what is happening behind the scene that their clubs. some clubs are exceptionally well run. 0thers some clubs are exceptionally well run. others are at the mercy of those who don‘t often have the club‘s best interests at heart. if this was to show anything, it is for fa ns to this was to show anything, it is for fans to scrutinise their clubs more. there was this fear of being kicked out at midnight. what is it been like for you over the last few months. how long has barry been in financial difficulty? this all came out in april this year, when we

it is one of the oldest football clubs in the world but after 134 years, the future at gigg lane, nowy, we're not prepared to say goodbye... about eight years ago, the bury shakers were formed after a special request from the club. they wanted to do something they couldgive and offer the community beyond the football game every saturday. they wanted the community more involved in the club and see what the club could do for local people. i was not a fan previous and so i started going myself. a lot of my friends started to come. bury fc is like the heart of bury. so many people go every week to watch the games and with what's going on, it'sjust awful. for the supporters society, forever bury, coming to terms with the crisis has not been easy. it is quite distressing, really, leading to a lot of sleepless nights. it will leave a massive hole in my life. it's virtually been our social life since we were little. with the club in financial turmoil, it has now emerged that owner, steve dale, has received four offers, one which reportedly, has his backing. however the english football league

let‘s go to north west tonight‘s rogerjohnson, who is outside bury football club‘s gigg lane as the club patients, they have issued deadline after deadline, their patience has run out and they said that by midnight on the 23rd, if you have not given us what we need to see, then we will issue a notice of withdrawal and kick bury out of the football league. 1885 is when the clu b football league. 1885 is when the club was founded and has been in the football league always through, they we re football league always through, they were promoted last season, this morning, steve dale says the fans need to step in and help me. we need to raise £2.7 million by midnight. a couple of hours later, he said that he had a far act advanced negotiation going on and a deal was close to being done. somewhat mixed m essa g es close to being done. somewhat mixed messages some might say. let us hear a little bit more. we have a buyer that is proceeding. he has made various requests to nick craig at the efl, we are helping him all we can taking it over the line. as is steven wiseglass who is in charge of the c